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Old 09-27-2018, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by TedRamAirII View Post
I thought it may be closer than that? who knows. The answer to the issue will be interesting! I hope its soon, and not any major issue. I wonder if the windage tray is hitting somewhere? maybe it was a little "too close" somewhere?
I would think that if the crank were to hit the pump drive, the results would be catastrophic.

On my Scat crank build, it's really close between the rear counterweight and the hardened oil pump drive. It appears to be less than .100", but I'm not sure how to check it. Is there a safe minimum?

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